DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgae001 ISSN: 0022-4480

Approaching the ‘Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit’

Andrew Burlingame
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Linguistics and Language
  • Religious studies
  • History
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Cultural Studies

Abstract

This review article discusses points raised in Philip Boyes's 2021 monograph Script and Society: The Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit. The arguments of the book are summarized, contextualized, and evaluated from an Ugaritological disciplinary perspective; remarks on method and opportunities for future research are presented; and a series of specific comments is offered as a supplementary resource for readers and researchers interested in further pursuing the topics Boyes addresses.